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This text presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. It provides a clear explanation and thorough up-to-date overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student.
| ISBN | 1852332115 | | Pages | 215 | | ISBN13 | 9781852332112 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Springer London Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 393 | | Imprint | Springer London Ltd | | Published in | England | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Springer-Praxis Books | | Publication date | 01 Jan 2001 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | 00051608 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | DEWEY | 523.844 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, General |
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| | | Preface | | | | 1 | | Observing cataclysmic variables | | | | 2 | | The orbital cycle | | | | 3 | | Spectral characteristics | | | | 4 | | The evolution of cataclysmic variables | | | | 5 | | Discs and outbursts | | | | 6 | | Elliptical discs and superoutbursts | | | | 7 | | Siphons, winds and streams | | | | 8 | | Magnetic cataclysmic variables I: AM Her stars | | | | 9 | | Magnetic cataclysmic variables II: intermediate polars | | | | 10 | | Flickering and oscillations | | | | 11 | | The nova eruption | | | | 12 | | Secondary star variations | | | | 13 | | Variations on the theme | | | | A | | Deriving the stellar masses | | | | B | | Note on units and symbols | | | | C | | Time conventions | | | | D | | Variable star nomenclature | | | | E | | Variable star organisations | | | | F | | List of cataclysmic variables | | | | | | Bibliography | | | | | | Object index | | | | | | Index | | |
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